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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the destroyers category.
01 / Overview
Buenos Aires-class destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1937–1938
Quantity
7
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
DESTROYERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
57
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
76
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the destroyers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
- Hull Classificationdestroyer
- Ship Typedestroyer
- Builder / ShipyardVickers-Armstrongs, John Brown, Cammell Laird
- Launched1937
- Commissioned1938
- Ships in Class7
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement1,375 t
- Standard Displacement1,375 t
- Full Load Displacement2,042 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length (overall)98.45 m
- Beam10.38 m
- Draft3.2 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
- Total Complement130
◆Propulsion9MOD.9
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)2 shaft geared Parsons steam turbines, three Admiralty boilers
- Number of Engines2
- Shaft Power25,354 kW
- Shafts / Screws2
- Top Speed35 kn
- Cruise Speed14 kn
- Range4,100
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
- Main Gun4.7 inch QF Mark IX
- Main Gun Calibre120 mm
- Main Gun Count4
- Secondary Guns12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns
⬢Missile Armament3MOD.3
▲Underwater Warfare4MOD.4
- Torpedo Tubes8
- ASW CapabilityYes
- Hull-Mounted SonarYes
- Towed Array SonarNo
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters0
- HangarNo
- Flight DeckNo
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft0
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability5MOD.5
- CBRN CitadelNo
- DegaussingNo
- Hull Materialsteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
- Automated Damage ControlYes
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed7
- Active0
- Under Construction0
- Planned7
- Cancelled0
- Lost1
- Retired6
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1937Production started
- 1938Production ended
89
years in service
1
years in production
7
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
DESTROYERS RANKING Destroyers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
254DESTROYERS57INTERWAR PERIOD · DESTROYERS44ARGENTINA · ALL WEAPONS266PERFORMANCE/PRICE · DESTROYERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theDestroyerscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
Automated Damage Control is a shipboard system that detects, assesses, and mitigates combat damage on aircraft carriers using sensors and software to enhance response speed and reduce crew workload.
Sonar system installed on the hull of a ship, used for underwater detection and navigation by emitting and receiving sound waves.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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